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|successor=[[Opel Astra]] | |||
|class=[[Small family car]] | |||
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The '''Chevrolet Kadett''' is a [[small family car]] produced by [[Chevrolet]] and originally designed by German company [[Opel]]. | |||
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==Kadett D== | |||
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| image =[[Image:Opel kadett d 1 v sst.jpg|250px|Opel Kadett D]] | |||
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| production =1979–1984 | |||
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The [[Vauxhall Astra]] and [[Opel Kadett]] were known as the [[Chevrolet Kadett]] in [[South America]]. A range of three- and five-door hatchbacks, plus an estate were available. | |||
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==Kadett E== | |||
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| image =[[Image:Opel Kadett E Caravan.jpg|250px|Opel Kadett E Caravan]] | |||
| name =Kadett E | |||
| production =1984–1991 | |||
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The Kadett E was introduced in 1984, and was voted [[Car of the Year]] in 1985, largely due to its advanced [[aerodynamic]] body styling. The 1984 model was also developed into a more conventional "three box" design with a boot (trunk), badged as the '''Vauxhall Belmont''' in the [[UK]] and the '''Opel Monza''' in [[South Africa]]. A convertible version was also available, for the first time in 1987, built by Bertone of Torino/Italy. For the 1984 model, capacities were raised to 1400, 1800 and a new 2000 cc engine, again used on the GSi and Vauxhall Astra GTE. In 1988, a 16-valve twin-cam version was developed for a high performance GSi/GTE model, yielding 156 hp (115 kW) in manufactured form. | |||
The Kadett E has been seen as a [[grey import]] in the UK, however it is not as popular as the [[Vauxhall Astra]]. | |||
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, South African Kadett GSis were nicknamed the Superboss, equipped with a more powerful 2 L engine developing 125 kW, and were successful in touring car competitions in that country. | |||
The Kadett E was introduced in [[Brazil]] as the '''Chevrolet Kadett''', but the three-door station wagon was called the '''Chevrolet Ipanema'''. | |||
It formed the basis of the [[Daewoo LeMans]] (later known as the '''Daewoo Cielo''', '''Racer''' and '''[[Daewoo Nexia|Nexia]]''') in [[South Korea]], and also as '''Heaven''' in Chile ('''Nexia''' being the HB version), which was sold in the [[United States]] and [[New Zealand]](!) as the [[Pontiac LeMans]], and in [[Canada]] (initially) as the Passport Optima. LeMans sales ended in 1993]. The Nexia is still being produced at [[UzDaewoo]] plant in Asaka, [[Uzbekistan]]. The Cielo is still being produced at a semi-independent (from GM) plant in [[Craiova]], [[Romania]] (the license will however expire in fall 2005). | |||
==Kadett F== | |||
In 1992, GM Europe decided to standardize model names across its two brands, and Opel adopted sister company [[Vauxhall Motors|Vauxhall]]'s name for the Kadett, [[Opel Astra|Astra]], for the replacement car which débuted that year, for Europe. Only in South Africa did the Kadett name continue on the first Opel Astra hatchback, until 1999, when all models took the Astra name. | |||
== External links == | |||
*[http://www.opelgt.com The Classic Opel Community] | |||
* [http://www.Kadett-a.de/ German Opel Kadett A Website] | |||
* [http://www.opelkadettcclub.nl/ Dutch Opel Kadett C Club] | |||
* [http://www.nexia-club.ru/ Russian Daewoo Nexia Club] | |||
*[http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/vrne/vrne5nav.nsf/childdocs/-B8F8655488907260CA256FD300241C1A-667BCFE41674A389CA256FD300241C2B-1EE471300C4801C3CA2570A400083B3F?open Used Car Safety Ratings - Daewoo Cielo] | |||
{{Classic Opel timeline}} | |||
[[Category:Chevrolet vehicles|Kadett]] | |||
[[Category:Compact cars]] | |||